Saltburn star Barry Keoghan has surprised his fans by confirming he has split from his girlfriend, just 15 months after she gave birth to his son.
In an interview with GQ magazine, the Irish actor opened up about his private life, admitting he and partner Alyson Kierans were no longer together.
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The couple met in a London bar in 2021 and Kierans gave birth to son Brando in August 2022.
Rumours began surfacing in mid-2023 that the pair had split, but Keoghan, 31, has not publicly acknowledged the rumours until now.
“She’s done a great job, and she’s incredible mother,” he said of Kierans, who is a dentist.
“I can’t get the little boy off my mind. It’s beautiful.
“You know, it’s crazy, but when he looks at you, you feel like the most important person in the world.”
Keoghan did not go into details about why he and Kierans split, but rumours emerged last year that she was angry about his late-night partying.
“They’ve grown apart over recent months and things have finally come to a head,” a source told The Sun at the time.
“As far as she’s concerned, it’s over.”
The first appearance together as a couple was at a red carpet event in October 2021, where they looked very loved-up.
But recently, Keoghan has been linked with singer Sabrina Carpenter after they were spotted having dinner together in Los Angeles just before Christmas.
A source told The Sun that Kierans was aware of the supposed new relationship.
“Barry thought it was best that Alyson was the first to know about him and Sabrina so she wouldn’t be hurt if she found out on social media,” the source said.
The source added that Keoghan was spending a lot of time in the US as the buzz around Saltburn grows, and had asked Carpenter to be his “plus one” during the awards season.
However, at Sunday night’s Golden Globes, Keoghan posed alone on the red carpet.
“Alyson and Barry still communicate for the sake of Brando, and he has been open about his new relationship,” the source said.
Keoghan has been acting since 2011, but cemented himself as a name to watch after his role in the award-winning film The Banshees of Inisherin, released in 2022.
Apart from Saltburn, in cinemas now, he has two other films in post-production and is filming a third, a British drama film called Bird.
Saltburn, about the darker side of the English aristocracy, has generated huge buzz and thrust Keoghan and his co-star, Australian actor Jacob Elordi, into the Hollywood spotlight.
Elordi rose to prominence in the hit TV show Euphoria and also plays Elvis Presley in Sofia Coppola’s new film, Priscilla.
In Saltburn, Keoghan and Elordi play lovers, but Keoghan said his real-life relationship with Elordi was more brotherly, despite the explicit scenes they have filmed together.
“We were constantly close,” he told GQ of their relationship during filming.
“It ain’t just for the cameras and the premieres.
“He’s like a brother to me, honestly.”
Keoghan added that he had no problem filming intimate scenes with Elordi.
“We’ve just done a movie where we had to kiss, man,” he said.
“Look at the scenes we’ve done.
“You have to be comfortable with yourself.”
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